School of Seven Bells' Roadtrip Playlist

Brooklyn's School of Seven Bells is just about to finish up a month-long cross country tour that brings them, this Friday, to their hometown for a show at the Bowery Ballroom. The band's debut, Alpinisms,...

Brooklyn’s School of Seven Bells is just about to finish up a month-long cross country tour that brings them, this Friday, to their hometown for a show at the Bowery Ballroom. The band’s debut, Alpinisms,... [#image: /photos/5582b56b941a95530d04a4c6]||||||

Brooklyn’s School of Seven Bells is just about to finish up a month-long cross country tour that brings them, this Friday, to their hometown for a show at the Bowery Ballroom. The band’s debut, Alpinisms, came out last October and it’s success has led the band--Benjamin Curtis (Secret Machines) and sisters Alejandra and Claudia Deheza (On! Air! Library!)-- all over the globe on tours with bands like White Lies and Bat for Lashes.

As the group is just finishing up what is essentially a giant road trip, I asked them to make us a summer road trip playlist. Here’s what they suggest::

BAT FOR LASHES "Pearl’s Dream"

"When this song comes in, you don’t even know what decade it’s from. It’s got so many past/future elements - future primitive states I like to call them - just a seamless blend of bestilled pleasures."

PRINTS "Too Much Water"

"Quintessential summer song. If Brian Wilson listened to a bunch of Neu! records and recorded them in a sunny forest clearing, whilst drinking bright blue and magenta cocktails, this is what his brain would sound like- kind of like putting a seashell up to the future."

SONIC YOUTH "Teenage Riot"

"This song is the perfect song to skip summer school to. Now, we’re not advocating skipping school. By all means, get that education. But there are some things you have to experience for yourself..."

EURYTHMICS "Belinda"

"We hadn’t heard this record until recently. Our friend Ilyrjana from Apache Beat turned us on to this one. Cool and collected, warped and twinkly, wrapped in velvet."

TELEPATHE "In Your Line"

"We just finished up a UK tour with these ladies. I couldn’t, nay, I wouldn’t get this song out of my head to save my life. But besides that, did you know that Melissa is a true alchemist? She touched a black leather jacket and it turned to gold."

FEVER RAY "When I Grow Up"

"Futuristic freestyle with hoverskates, and a comet for a disco ball."

To hear School of Seven Bells go to their MySpace or, if you live in the New York area, go check them out at the Bowery Ballroom this Friday.